Question

What is a trade barrier? Why did the Indian Government put up trade barriers after Independence? Explain.

Answer 1

A trade barrier is any restriction put by the government to increase or decrease foreign trade.

The Indian government put up trade barriers after independence because of the following reasons:

To protect indian traders from foreign competition.

Industries were coming up at the stage, so indian industries were allowed to import only essential items.

Answer 2

Answer:

Any kind of restrictions which are imposed by the government of a country to check free flow of goods and services are known as trade barrier .

Indian govt. put trade barrier after independence bcoz of following reasons :-

1) industries were coming up at the stage so indian industries were allowed to improve to import only essential items .

2) And to protect the producers within the country from foreign competition .

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